MagazineFPSO Forum returns home
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 6 minutes
MARIN has been supporting the FPSO Forum right from the very start and has been referred to as 'the soul of the Forum'. Since it began 15 years ago, ...
MagazineMARIN - A leading world research institute offering integrated solutions
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 9 minutes
When considering the future path MARIN should take, the new
President Bas Buchner, who marks his one-year anniversary in the
role, knew it was ...
MagazineMARIN offers offshore industry the 'Total package'
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 6 minutes
Over the years TOTAL has been a frequent visitor to MARIN's bridge simulators. This article focuses on the work that has been carried out for ...
MagazineMARIN opens world's first Depressurised Wave Basin
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN's unique Depressurised Wave Basin (DWB) was officially inaugurated on March 19 by Maxime Verhagen, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, ...
MagazineCFD - an increasingly important research tool
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 6 minutes
Report highlights successful applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in a number of Joint Industry Projects in which model tests and CFD ...
MagazineGiant six-legged robot gives MARIN model the shakes
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
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Headlines are of course, designed to grab the attention of the reader. But luckily all is not as it seems... Report introduces MARIN's new hexapod ...
MagazineEnforcing wave impact research
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
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Together with the industry, MARIN is working on several projects to investigate problems related to wave impacts. Here, we highlight three Joint ...
MagazineSilence is golden... especially underwater
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 3 minutes
MARIN introduces a new silent towing carriage in a bid to further the industry's knowledge about underwater-radiated noise.
MagazineWave added resistance
MARIN Report 105
20 Apr 2012
Reading time 3 minutes
Model tests for the evaluation of ship designs should not only be performed in calm water but also in waves. MARIN's new Depressurised Wave Basin ...
PaperObject Functions for Optimizing a Ship’s Aft Body
11th International Conference on Computer and IT Applications in the Maritime Industries (COMPIT), Liege, Belgium
16 Apr 2012
The choice of object functions is of crucial importance in hull form optimization projects. In this paper we consider two object functions, the ...
sustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionresearch and developmenthull form optimisationresearch
PaperEnhancements in Monte Carlo Simulation in SafeTrans 5
Marine Heavy Transport & Lift III, London, UK
8 Feb 2012
This paper describes the enhancements and capabilities of the recently overhauled SafeTrans voyage design tool released in 2011. The use of the ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsinfrastructureseakeepingsimulationswaves & motions
MagazineAdvanced training for Ems River passage
MARIN Report 104
16 Dec 2011
Reading time 3 minutes
Report outlines an advanced training programme that has been set up to help pilots tackle the challenges of the Ems River in Germany.
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiessafe operations and human factorstime-domain simulationsmanoeuvringnautical operationsinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingsimulatorstrainingsafetysimulations
MagazineMARIN set to open its new Depressurised Wave Basin
MARIN Report 104
16 Dec 2011
Reading time 9 minutes
In a few weeks time MARIN will inaugurate its new and unique Depressurised Wave Basin (DWB). MARIN has combined a depressurised towing tank with a ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsionrenewablesoil and gasmarine systemslife at seadefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingcavitationperformance based assessmentseakeeping performancesloshingspeed/power performancetowing stability
MagazineMARIN spearheads propulsion improvements
MARIN Report 104
16 Dec 2011
Reading time 6 minutes
Fuel saving and emission reduction are motivating factors in the drive to improve marine propulsor technology and in the renewed
interest in special ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsioncfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesresistance and propulsionmarine systemsperformance based assessmentpropeller designspeed/power performance
MagazineMoonpool mysteries
MARIN Report 104
16 Dec 2011
Reading time 6 minutes
Report highlights several initiatives going on investigating the unknowns of the moonpool including test programmes and a new Joint Industry Project.
sustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata scienceresistance and propulsionoil and gaspoweringmodel testingsloshing